Records -> Dumfriesshire
Johnstone records
Lookup searches – Access records in Scottish archives for ancestors in this parish (e.g. Kirk Session Records). Available from £1 a name a year.
Poor Law appeals – Indexed Poor Law appeals with the option to order images of records.
Asylum records – Index to the General Register of Lunatics in Asylums
School records – Index to School Leaving Certificate Examination results
Anatomy Registers – Index to the records of the Inspector of Anatomy for Scotland
Birth records with no father’s name – Hit a brick wall with no father named in a birth record? Help is at hand: see our list for this parish below.
Asylum records – Index to the General Register of Lunatics in Asylums
Male Heads of Families – Free transcripts of rolls of male heads of families from the 1830s
Kirk Sessions Index – Free extracts from Kirk Session records
Lookups
The records of the Kirk Session contain a variety of documents which detail many aspects of the daily lives of all types of people throughout Scotland from the 16th century onwards. We are pleased to be able to offer a search service in some of the records available for this parish. We will search for a given name in any of the record sets in the table below, and provide you with transcripts of any matching entries for just £1 per name per year.
We do not currently have any lookups available for this parish.
Board of Supervision poor relief appeals
The Board of Supervision was established under the 1845 Poor Law Act. One of its tasks was to hear appeals by paupers against inadequate poor relief granted by Parochial Boards. These appeals were recorded in the Board of Supervision minutes. Cases were often heard over an extended period. The minutes may contain a variety of information, including about other family members, medical conditions and other circumstances. For more information about these records, see here.
We are pleased to be able to offer to obtain images of the minutes for each appeal, at the following rates:
We are pleased to be able to offer to obtain images of the minutes for each appeal, at the following rates:
- £3 for a single minute
- £6 for up to 3 minutes for a single case
- £9 for any single case with more than 3 minutes (some cases have as many as 8 minutes)
| Name | Address | Year(s)/ minutes | Order images | Deliverance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas BOYD | 1868 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Isabella BUCK or ARMSTRONG | 1855-1856 (4) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Isabella Armstrong BUCK | 1853 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Janet CARRUTHERS or HALLIDAY | 1847 (2) | Order images | Refused in respect that the daughter Janet, and grandchild Robert, are not dependents upon her, and may apply separately for relief, and on the understanding that she is to be attended to by parochial board while in sickness | |
| Margaret CARRUTHERS | 1858 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Eliza COUPLAND | 1850 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Margaret FISHER or MCGILBERRY | 1864 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| David HUME | 1866 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Jean JOHNSTONE | 1848 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| John STEWART | 1852 (1) | Order images | Refused |
Sheriff Court paternity decrees
Single mothers often took the fathers of their children to court for child support. Such cases were known as filiation and aliment cases. The court could order the father to provide maintenance payments to the mother. If the mother won her case, the court would issue a decree, which would allow the mother to enforce payment of aliment. We have indexed all the records of such cases held by the National Records of Scotland from at least 1855 to 1880, and can provide digital images of the records. To order your copy, simply click on the Order now link in the table below.
We have not yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish.
| Mother name and residence | Defender name | Child birth | Order | Court |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine ADAMS Johnstone | John MCFARLANE | 28 Jun 1885 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/22 |
| Bethia AITKEN 30 McDowall Street, Johnstone | James GILCHRIST | 17 Feb 1879 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/19 |
| Ann ALLAN Annanbank, Johnstone | George CARMICHAEL | 1 Oct 1852 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/32 |
| Margaret ALLAN 10 Church Street, Johnstone | William MCCULLOCH | 20 Feb 1883 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/21 |
| Ann ANDERSON or WATSON 26 MacDowall Street, Johnstone | Robert WILSON | 5 Jul 1879 | Order now | Greenock SC53/7/3 |
| Janet ANDREW 3 Graham Street, Johnstone | John CARSWELL | 14 Jul 1877 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/18 |
| Janet BROWN Millhill, Johnstone | John PORTEOUS | 28 Apr 1875 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/34 |
| Isabella BRYDEN Greystonerigg, Johnstone | Samuel Thomas RENWICK | 4 Feb 1890 Burrenrigg, Kirkmichael | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Janet CAMERON 1 William Street, Johnstone | John FLOCKHART | 27 Mar 1880 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/19 |
| Susan CAMPBELL 17 Collier Street, Johnstone | Peter BROGAN | 1 Sep 1883 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/21 |
| Catherine DONACHY Johnstone | Robert CARLETON | 11 Mar 1850 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/12 |
| Mary Jane Baird DUNBAR Orchard, Johnstone, Dumfriesshire | William BORTHWICK | 1 Nov 1918 Orchard, Johnstone, Dumfriesshire | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Mary HALLIDAY Tippets, Johnstone formerly Boreland, near Lockerbie | John B RICHARDSON | 22 Dec 1888 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/36 |
| Mary HENDERSON Elizatown, Johnstone, Dumfriesshire | George MACKINNON | 25 Jan 1890 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/36 |
| Nicholas HENDERSON Hartfield, Johnstone | Frederick CADIEU | 1 Aug 1875 Bankhead Cottage, Tinwald | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Janet LAIRD 11 Quarry Street, Johnstone | Murdoch MCTAGGART | 13 May 1881 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/21 |
| Mary Ann LINDSAY 21 William Street, Johnstone | William STEEL | 27 Oct 1880 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/20 |
| Agnes LITTLE Skemrigg Farm, Johnstone, Dumfriesshire | William LINDSAY | 7 Dec 1885 | Order now | Edinburgh SC39/8/55 |
| Ann LONGWILL Peochland, Johnstone | George MCAULAY | 21 Sep 1884 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/21 |
| Janet MCADAM Hartfield, Johnstone | Thomas HENDERSON | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/36 | |
| Mary MCAULAY 3 Graham Street, Johnstone | William HOOD | 29 Nov 1879 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/20 |
| Ann MCGEE Laigh Cartside Street, Johnstone | John MCGINNES | 1 Apr 1885 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/22 |
| Ann MCGRATH 10 Graham Street, Johnstone | Samuel SMELLIE | 10 Nov 1881 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/20 |
| Ann MCGUIRE 21 Russell Street, Johnstone | James BOYLE | 13 Aug 1886 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/22 |
| Martha MCKENNAN 15 Church Street, Johnstone | William James MCPHERSON | 14 Jul 1884 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/21 |
| Mary MITCHELL 17 Dimity Street, Johnstone | John HOLLINGER | 12 May 1886 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/23 |
| Margaret MURRAY South Woodend, Johnstone | John SEWELL | 14 Mar 1877 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Janet PEEBLES High Street, Johnstone | Duncan KEITH | 24 Nov 1881 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/20 |
| Mary POOL Yett Cottage, Johnstone, Dumfriesshire | James MACKENZIE | 8 Apr 1896 Yett Cottage, Johnstone, Dumfriesshire | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/36 |
| Mary PORTEOUS Springwells, Johnstone, Dumfriesshire | William WELLS | 1 Nov 1893 Springwells, Johnstone, Dumfriesshire | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/36 |
| Mary RITCHIE Greenend Cottage, near Johnstone | Alexander GALT | 28 Jul 1876 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/20 |
| Janet RODGER High Street, Johnstone | William NOBLE | 21 Jul 1853 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/12 |
| Sarah ROSS Quarry Street, Johnstone | John DEVLIN | 3 Jan 1859 | Order now | Glasgow SC36/14/29 |
| Jane SAWERS 10 Russell Street, Johnstone | William CRAIG | 23 Jan 1880 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/20 |
| Jane TAYLOR Buchanan Street, Johnstone | Robert MAIR | 30 Aug 1881 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/20 |
| Ann THOMAS Collier Street, Johnstone | James HAMILTON | 22 Dec 1855 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/13 |
| Agnes WATSON Overton, Johnstone | Robert MCADAM | 3 Sep 1854 Thorn, Johnstone | Order now | Glasgow SC36/14/29 |
| Mary WEIR Johnstone | Archibald CRAIG | 21 Apr 1851 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/12 |
School Leaving Certificate Exams
This is an index to the registers of school leaving certificate examination results (NRS Reference ED36). We do not currently have any records for this parish.
Anatomy register
This is an index to the registers of the Inspector of Anatomy for Scotland (NRS Reference MH1/1-MH1/30). We do not currently have any records for this parish.
List of Births with no Father's name 1855-1874
Your research hit a brick wall when you discovered a birth record missing this vital name? Choose Find the Father by any birth below to start breaking down that barrier today with our FREE search service. Where we've already identified the father, click on the Father Found link to order a copy of the record naming the father. For births outwith this period, click here.
| Child name | Date of birth | Mother name | Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jane ANGUS | 4 November 1859 | Elspeth ANGUS | Find the father |
| Elizabeth BELL | 17 September 1873 | Jane BELL | Find the father |
| Joseph BELL | 20 December 1856 | Agnes BELL | Find the father |
| Adam BROWN | 7 August 1859 | Janet BROWN | Find the father |
| George BROWN | 30 December 1861 | Janet BROWN | Find the father |
| James BROWN | 21 April 1874 | Margaret BROWN | Find the father |
| Jane BROWN | 6 November 1863 | Janet BROWN | Find the father |
| Janet BROWN | 13 June 1861 | Margaret BROWN | Find the father |
| Margaret BROWN | 11 October 1870 | Janet BROWN | Find the father |
| Sarah BRYDEN | 4 August 1860 | Jane BRYDEN | Find the father |
| George BUCK | 15 August 1861 | Mary BUCK | Find the father |
| Isabella BUCK | 17 February 1868 | Dorothy BUCK | Find the father |
| Thomas BURGESS | 11 November 1874 | Mina BURGESS | Father found |
| Helen CAMPBELL | 17 January 1873 | Jackie CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| Joseph CAMPBELL | 10 August 1859 | Mary CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| Thomas CAMPBELL | 24 November 1857 | Jessie CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| Jemima CARRUTHERS | 11 February 1858 | Isabella CARRUTHERS | Find the father |
| Ann COUPLAND | 1 April 1862 | Mary COUPLAND | Find the father |
| James COUPLAND | 11 April 1865 | Mary COUPLAND | Find the father |
| John COUPLAND | 7 July 1863 | Isabella COUPLAND | Find the father |
| Euphemia CRAWFORD | 18 October 1864 | Euphemia CRAWFORD | Find the father |
| Mary Anne Brown DINWOODIE | 15 May 1873 | Jane DINWOODIE | Find the father |
| Jean DRUMMOND | 2 August 1859 | Anne DRUMMOND | Find the father |
| William Christopher Gillespie DUNCAN | 29 May 1874 | Christina DUNCAN | Find the father |
| Alexander FULTON | 5 November 1863 | Mary FULTON | Find the father |
| Janet Halliday FULTON | 1 December 1868 | Barbara FULTON | Find the father |
| James HARKNESS | 28 September 1870 | Margaret HARKNESS | Find the father |
| Jane HARKNESS | 6 February 1873 | Margaret HARKNESS | Find the father |
| William HUDSON | 1 September 1867 | Isabella HUDSON | Find the father |
| George HYSLOP | 23 May 1871 | Jane HYSLOP | Find the father |
| Jane JAMIESON | 9 January 1865 | Mary Anne JAMIESON | Find the father |
| John James JARDINE | 27 March 1869 | Jane JARDINE | Find the father |
| Andrew JOHNSTONE | 13 May 1856 | Mary JOHNSTONE | Find the father |
| Maggie Anne JOHNSTONE | 12 February 1872 | Janet JOHNSTONE | Find the father |
| David Johnstone KENNEDY | 27 December 1868 | Janet KENNEDY | Find the father |
| John KIRKLAND | 25 July 1872 | Margaret KIRKLAND | Find the father |
| Elizabeth LOGAN | 3 March 1856 | Margaret LOGAN | Father found |
| Jane MCGHIE | 24 December 1865 | Margaret MCGHIE | Find the father |
| Thomas MCGHIE | 18 April 1869 | Sarah MCGHIE | Find the father |
| David MILLS | 2 February 1870 | Catherine MILLS | Father found |
| John MILLS | 3 September 1858 | Susan Douglas MILLS | Find the father |
| Margaret MUNDELL | 8 June 1870 | Margaret MUNDELL | Find the father |
| Thomas MUNDELL | 4 December 1861 | Margaret MUNDELL | Find the father |
| Elspeth Haining MURRAY | 6 January 1874 | Margaret MURRAY | Find the father |
| Elizabeth PATERSON | 16 October 1866 | Margaret PATERSON | Find the father |
| James PATERSON | 9 June 1869 | Margaret PATERSON | Find the father |
| James PATERSON | 3 November 1871 | Margaret PATERSON | Find the father |
| Mary PORTEOUS | 21 June 1866 | Janet PORTEOUS | Find the father |
| William PORTEOUS | 10 April 1871 | Jessie PORTEOUS | Father found |
| Adam Scott PROUDFOOT | 23 July 1873 | Jessie PROUDFOOT | Find the father |
| William James PROUDFOOT | 17 October 1869 | Mary PROUDFOOT | Find the father |
| Mary Anne Renwick RAE | 18 November 1871 | Margaret RAE | Find the father |
| Margaret RENWICK | 6 July 1863 | Elizabeth RENWICK | Find the father |
| Thomas ROGERSON | 15 September 1868 | Janet ROGERSON | Find the father |
| Jane SADDLER | 29 March 1873 | Margaret SADDLER | Find the father |
| William Proudfoot SADDLER | 15 July 1873 | Rachel SADDLER | Find the father |
| George SCOTT | 5 February 1860 | Agnes SCOTT | Find the father |
| Jane Douglas SCOTT | 30 December 1870 | Agnes SCOTT | Find the father |
| David SERVICE | 29 November 1869 | Sophia SERVICE | Find the father |
| William Shaw SHARPE | 15 July 1860 | Mary SHARPE | Find the father |
| John SMITH | 3 October 1872 | Esther SMITH | Find the father |
| John STEWART | 26 July 1861 | Mary STEWART | Find the father |
| Janet STODDART | 19 December 1865 | Elizabeth STODDART | Find the father |
| John STODDART | 2 April 1864 | Alice STODDART | Find the father |
| Samuel SUTTERS | 27 November 1856 | Mary SUTTERS | Find the father |
| Mary THORBURN | 9 May 1860 | Jane THORBURN | Father found |
| James Scott WALLACE | 28 August 1865 | Joan WALLACE | Find the father |
| Helen Jane WATERS | 28 December 1863 | Agnes HALLIDAY | Find the father |
| Isabella WILSON | 4 November 1859 | Frances WILSON | Find the father |
General Register of Lunatics
This index shows patients from this parish admitted to asylums. We have not yet identified any patients from this parish.
Rolls of Male Heads of Families
In 1834, the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland passed the Veto Act, removing the absolute right of landowners to appoint ministers to their parish. The Act gave male heads of families who were communicants with the parish the right to veto the appointment of a new minister if a majority of them objected. To this end, the Assembly instructed kirk sessions to draw up rolls of the male heads of families in each parish. We have transcribed the surviving rolls, and are publishing them here. They are significant as they pre-date the earliest nominal census, which took place in 1841.
No Roll of Male Heads of Families has yet been found for this parish
Kirk Session Records Index
Use the name links below to go to the entries for the person you are interested in. We have selected 1832 as an example year for parishes across Scotland. If you would like more information about the existence of Kirk Session minutes for this or another parish or would like to search for particular people in the minutes please contact us.
We have not yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish.
